Someone on another forum, was thinking that dasher would not be able easily allow abbreviations and informal typing that is common with cell phone text entry.
I made this video to demonstrate that dasher adapts to however you type, and how it can handle any kind of language or abbreviations with ease. I figured I would post this video here as well so people could see how easy it is. This is a quick vid I made just now, to show how dasher makes abbreviations easy. Better quality: http://screencast.com/t/ffXiC9q2 Same video on youtube (lower quality) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZHB-FbSHJo On Feb 2, 1:54 pm, bdb4269 <[email protected]> wrote: > (To see this message in a much better format -- follow this > link....)http://androidcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?p=133454 > > I think someone should port Dasher to Android. > > Dasher is free software, that takes an extremely unique approach to > achieve information efficient text entry. It allows lots of different > input methods, and is very adaptable, and customizable. > > Here is a description from the Dasher Website. > > [quote]Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven > by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text- > entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used - for > example, > > * when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, > trackball, or mouse; > * when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse > or by eyetracker); > * on a palmtop computer; > * on a wearable computer. > > ...using a mouse[/touchpad/trackball], experienced users can write at > 39 words per minute. > [/quote] > > Quick video, just to show it workhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6yIquOKQ0 > > An hour long video, that goes into detail, as to how it works, all the > different ways it can be > used.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5078334075080674416&ei=caEsSZ... > > Dasher on an IPAQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jxhJjkwleo&feature=related > > The Dasher Websitehttp://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/ > > And just want to point out, that Dasher already has support for all > sorts of languages, so if someone ported Dasher to Android, it would > give it another unique option for text input in all sorts of > languages. > > Here is a link that shows the language files already available for > Dasher.http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/download/alphabets/ALPHABET... > > EDIT: By "No Keyboard" I just mean that this method does not involve a > KB of any kind.... I do NOT mean to imply that this is a total > replacement for the physical keyboard...... rather I think of it as a > one handed on-screen text entry method to be used when convenient --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
